Here are Nielsen ratings for the top 20 primetime shows nationally, network newscasts and 10 p.m. Denver newscasts for last week.
National: ABC, first; CBS, second; Fox, third; NBC, fourth
Network evening news: ABC’s World News, first; NBC’s Nightly News, second; CBS’s Evening News, third
Local 10 p.m. news: KUSA-Channel 9, first; KCNC-Channel 4, second; KMGH-Channel 7, third
1. American Idol (Wednesday), Fox, 28.05 million viewers
2. American Idol (Tuesday), Fox, 24.23 million viewers
3. Grey’s Anatomy, ABC, 22.57 million viewers
4. House, Fox, 21.19 million viewers
5. CSI: Crime Scene Investiga-
tion, CBS, 20.45 million viewers
6. Dancing With the Stars (Monday), ABC, 19.58 million viewers
7. Desperate Housewives, ABC, 18.82 million viewers
8. Dancing With the Stars Re-
sults (Tuesday), ABC, 18.44 million viewers
9. CSI: Miami, CBS, 16.63 million viewers
10. Bob Barker: 50 Years, CBS, 14.33 million viewers
11. The Price Is Right Million-
Dollar Spectacular, CBS, 13.99 million viewers
12. The King of Queens, CBS, 13.61 million viewers
13. CSI: Crime Scene Investiga-
tion (Thursday, 10 p.m.), CBS, 13.33 million viewers
14. Criminal Minds, CBS, 13.21 million viewers
15. CSI: NY, CBS, 13.07 million viewers
16. Law & Order: Special Vic-
tims Unit, NBC, 12.75 million viewers
17. Extreme Makeover: Home Ed-
tion, ABC, 12.57 million viewers
18. Lost, ABC, 12.32 million viewers
19. Brothers and Sisters, ABC, 12.31 million viewers
20. Heroes, NBC, 11.54 million viewers
